Section 324.1118 - Licensure required - prohibited actsA private investigator agency or private fire investigator agency shall not hire an individual, who is not licensed as a private investigator or private fire investigator, as an employee if the individual:
(1) Has committed any act which, if committed by a licensee, would be grounds for the suspension or revocation of a license under the provisions of sections 324.1100 to 324.1148;(2) Within two years prior to the application date:(a) Has been convicted of or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere in a criminal prosecution under the laws of any state, of the United States, or of any country, for any offense directly related to the duties and responsibilities of the occupation, as set forth in section 324.012, regardless of whether or not a sentence has been imposed;(b) Has falsified or willfully misrepresented information in an employment application, records of evidence, or in testimony under oath;(c) Has been dependent on or abused alcohol or drugs; or(d) Has used, possessed, or trafficked in any illegal substance;(3) Has been refused a license under the provisions of sections 324.1100 to 324.1148 or had a license revoked, denied, or refused in this state or in any other state;(4) While unlicensed, committed or aided and abetted the commission of any act for which a license is required by sections 324.1100 to 324.1148 after August 28, 2007; or(5) Knowingly made any false statement in the application.Amended by 2020 Mo. Laws, HB 2046,s A, eff. 8/28/2020. L. 2007H.B. 780 and S.B. 308, A.L. 2010H.B. 2226, et al., A.L. 2011H.B. 464.